Maybe if we depended more on God and less on self, we would see more Divine intervention.
I was recently having a conversation with my pastor about the need to start some new Sunday school classes at our church. We were talking about people who might be good leaders. He named one person in particular, who had said she felt completely unqualified to teach. He said he thought that made her very qualified.
God’s kingdom work has always worked in kind of an upside-down fashion like that. He seems to delight in calling those who seem the least likely in human terms to do His work. The last shall be first thread runs throughout the Bible.
But, when you think about it, it makes perfect sense. Those people who think they know everything or consider themselves invincible, don’t feel the need to call on God. They feel like they can handle anything on their own. Then the plan becomes, man’s plan, not God’s. I think God seeks out the humble and sometimes the least likely to do His work, because they are more willing to acknowledge Him and listen.
I think it’s no accident that some of the greatest modern miracles often come from missionaries who are living day-to-day sharing their faith. They don’t have a 401k or a nest egg and often not even any type of health insurance; yet they often have the most powerful stories of Divine intervention.
I can think of two missionaries right off-hand, who survived Ebola decades apart. Coincidence? Perhaps, but not likely.
My hubby had a missionary visit his prayer group yesterday. He and his wife travel the United Sates, sharing the Gospel. They were far from home and completely out of money, when in a parking lot, they saw a man who was standing alone. The missionary said he felt drawn to the man and talked with him for a couple of hours. He gave him his card and told the man to feel free to contact him if he ever needed him. When he and his wife returned to their motel room, the guy from the parking lot had transferred $1,000 into their checking account. Another coincidence?
The missionary had several other miraculous stories and they all made me wonder if we would all see more of God if we were less worried about our financial security and things that make sense to us and were more focused on following Him.
What would today’s church look like if we all decided to put God first and had faith that all of the rest would be provided. What if we put our insecurities about not being enough, aside and blindly followed where He calls, despite our fears? What would today’s world look like if Christians walked in fearless faith, depending on God and not on self?
We might get to witness a lot more of the miraculous. We might be unbelievably surprised at the outcome. It might be worth a try.
Have an awesome day!
Wendy 🙂